Top shipping players want overhaul of UN ship fuel emissions deal

LONDON/ATHENS: A group of top shipping companies including leading Greek players said on Thursday they want changes to a United Nations deal tabled for adoption in October that seeks to cut marine fuel emissions, adding complications to the draft accord after U.S. opposition.

Global shipping accounts for nearly 3% of the world’s carbon emissions, and the proposed deal is crucial to speed up decarbonisation through a bigger regulatory framework.

The group – including some of the world’s biggest oil tanker companies such as Cyprus-based Frontline and…